, 1887-10-02

acts, all accorded to him a honesty of pur-
pose and a sincere desire to conserve the
public good. This visit was at the time
when each OF Indiana's interests and
industries had fairly felt the
impetus of advancement and prosperity
impaired by an administration of national
affairs prudent, pure and peaoeable. In
dianapo.ls, said the governor, might
properly be called the gateway to the
West, and to-day the gate was thrown
widely open. Concluding, he said: 1T
is only to be regretted that an illustrious
citizen of our state, whose path lay
near your " in honor and service, is not
here to Join in the fluctuations of an occa-
sion.which he would have SO much enjoyed.
To u president, as the guest of Indiana,
and on behalf of her two and a half million
inhabitants, l again bid you thrice vel
come TO the state and to the hospitalities
of this capital"
Il PRESIDENTS REPLY.
President Cleveland began his reply by
saying: When l received a hearty inyi-
tation from the people of Indiana, and
through their governor the invitation of
the people of the state of Indiana to stop
on my travels and see them and their cap.
ital city. L was not long in determining
that my route should lead me this way.
| am sincerely glad to have the opportu-
nifty which my short stay affords to see
the fair proportions of your thriving and
prosperous own"
After praising the progress of the city
and Its iourishing condition. he said:
Il must not omit to congratulate the
people of Indiana aud their capital upon
the careful and economical administration
of their public affairs. The proof of this
now beauties your city, for L am told
that your spacious and handsome state
house, Just completed, was actually built
within the limit of expense originally
fixed. In these days of waste, extrava-
gance and m~iscalculation in regard to
public buildings, this is a thing so unu-
sual that you may well be proud of it."
The president alluded to the TACT of
Indianapolis having an exceedingly low
tax rate compared with other cities, and
then said: Il am at this in
spired with another thought connected
with this place. Its suggestion cannot
fail to awaken in your minds an affection
ate sentiment, and its subject interested
the attention of the nation to this spot.
Here lived and died a man-yourn neigh
Dor and your friend-whose name was a
household word throughout the land,
trusted and respected by his fellowmen,
and by them invested with the highest
civic trusts. A loyal, true son of your
state. Amid his honors he never forgot
the people of Indiana, and his fellow
townsmen of Indianapolis, and while he
loved you well, he brought honor to you
by his faithful discharge of the
functions OF public Office and by a firm
devotion and adherence TO patriotic prin
ciples. All will Join you in the respect
you cherish for his memory, and the
kindly, tender thought of the people Of
the land will always turn to your city as
the place where your distinguished citizen
lived and died and where rest his remains
among surroundings he SO much enjoyed.
1t is, therefore. not only gratifying to me
to be with you as citizens of indianapolis,
but to be able to greet you as the friends
and neighbors of a man honored by the
nation and connected with me by ties of
friendship, by the fortunes of political
life aud in the discharge of public duty"
After the speechmaking and the brief
reception were over the president and
wife and immediate party called upon
Mrs. Hendricks, where an elegant lunch
was provided very Unexpectedly, which
somewhat delayed the further march of
the procession. The party then went to
ex Senator McDonald's home, where
Mrs. Mcdonald had prepared a lunch
and invited a party of sixty to sit down
with the distinguished guests. After a
brief call here the line of march was taken
up for the union depot, where the party
arrived shortly after $3.50, and as soon as
possible started for Terra Haute.
THE PARTY AT TERRI HAUTE.
TERRE HAUTE, Oct. AT Terre
Haute station a crowd of several thousand
had assembled. The president was re.
ceived by Senator Voorhees,, ex Secretary
of the Navy Thompson and a committee,
and with his companions was driven to
the normal school building, in front of
which a stand was erected. The populace
seemed on fire with enthusiasm, accom-
panying the carriages on the way and
maintaining a din Of cheers. The great
square contained probably 20, 600 people.
Senator Voorhees, called the ~assemblage
to order, asked for silence and announced
Hon. Richard Thompson, ex secretary of
the navy who would welcome to Terre
Haute the president of the United States.
Mr.. Thompson, in the course Of his
speech, dwelt briefly upon the boundless
resources of the Mississippi valley, to
which the president was now making his
first visit. He asked leave to anticipate
that when the president should have seen
more of the West he might realize more
than ever how much there was for all to
keep the United States in the front rank
of nations and conserve these principles
for which the fathers fought. The pres
idept replied briefly. At the conclusion of
the speeches the visitors hurried to the
train and as soon as they could be freed
from the surrounding multitude started
for st. Louis.
The train lett Indianapolis half an hour
late, but time was made up before reach
ing Terre Haute. The president and
Mrs. Cleveland were delighted with the
warmth of their reception and the general
appearance of the town. The stop at
Indianapolis proved a relief to the fatigue
and monotony inevitable to a thirty-hour
ride. Among the mementoes of the first
visit brought away by the distinguished
guests, is a Waterbury watch, which was
presented by some one at the reception in
the capitol engraved ITO Grover Cleve-
land, with the regards of a travelling sales
man" At Green Castle, besides the
crowd Of citizens, a long train of returning
Grand Army men stood upon the siding